Parties and Elections

Israeli Political Parties

Learn about Israel's political parties, their ideologies, prominent figures, electoral achievements and representation.

Israeli Elections

Find out about the results of Israel's Knesset elections by year. This tool includes information about all the parties that ran in a given year, including those that did not pass the electoral threshold.

The Current Government

Israel's 34th government was sworn in on May 14, 2015, two months after the elections for the 20th Knesset. The government is headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is serving his fourth (non-consecutive) term as Prime Minister.

Netanyahu's fourth government is currently comprised of a six-party coalition: Likud, Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home), Kulanu, Shas, United Torah Judaism (UTJ) and Yisrael Beiteinu. Together, these six parties hold a majority of 66 members of Knesset (MKs) out of 120.